How come in 2005, the television screen quality looked “so good” but in 2023 watching shows recorded back in 2005, the quality looks horrible.

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The “best” TV you could buy in 2005, television shows specifically appeared to be “high quality” or “clear” and now if you watch a show that is directly uploaded from the producers (circumventing continuous compression from file transfers) you can tell it’s out dated just based on the quality of the show (aside from cultural cues such as fashion, vehicles etc)

tl’dr : I was watching T.C.A.P w/ Chris Hansen on TV when it was aired, watching it now I can tell how old it is based on the quality of the recording.

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Reminds me of visiting my childhood home. When I was young, I thought it was a large house but going back there made me realize just how small it was. When you watch shows on what is a new TV at the time you can only compare it to what you’re accustomed to. Then when you update again you have the same comparison. My house when I was a kid was a three bedroom one bath ranch style house. I now live in a three bedroom 2 1/2 bath two story house that dwarfs my childhood home.

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